Horse Illustrated Magazine

Equine Welfare

Black Hills Group Pushing For Return Of Horse Slaughter For Humane Reasons
It was earlier this year when local thoroughbred breeder Dale Simanton was called to a neighbor’s farm to look at a horse the owner believed to have colic, a potentially fatal disease. From KOTA Radio. Read more >>

In Other News

Psychotherapist Chantelle Grant uses horses to help heal
Because she always loved horses, psychotherapist Chantelle Grant started paying for riding lessons at 18. As a pre-med student in college, she took a psychology class and knew she’d found her calling. From The Charlotte Sun. Read more >>

Wild Horses on Auction Block
More than three dozen wild horses were sold to Vermonters at a sale in Rutland Saturday. From WCAX. Read more >>

Horse on mend after lightning strike
Even a horse can be in the wrong place at the wrong time. If Hershel — a rodeo horse owned by Josh Land of 251 Charlotte Drive — could speak, he would surely testify to the old expression. From The Daily Citizen. Read more >>

Not just horsin’ around: Search team uses horses to find lost people
The 4-year-old horse couldn’t understand why his rider wanted him to plow through the woods when a perfectly good path lay nearby. From GazetteXtra.com. Read more >>

Horses Help 2-Year-Old Boy Cope With Cancer
Marcus Terry’s parents said they’re thrilled their son lived to celebrate his third birthday after being diagnosed with leukemia as a 2-year-old in September 2008. From Cattle Network. Read more >>

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